GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
GPOR · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · 18.0M shares · -41%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗
Reference price $213.40 · est. market cap ~$3.8B — last insider sale, 2026-04-02 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
B80Natural-gas E&P with top-decile margins and returns, strong cash flow and disciplined capital returns after a turnaround year.
Strengths
- Net margin 30% (95 pct), ROA 14% (98.6 pct), ROE 23% (83 pct), operating margin 95 pct
- Interest coverage 11x, $803M operating cash flow; swung to $428M net income with active buybacks
Risks
- Commodity-price dependence and volatile gas prices; modest cash ($1.8M) and current ratio 0.68
- Geographic concentration (Appalachia/Anadarko) and leverage (D/E 0.43)
Notable findings
- Restatement• Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides, subject to certain exceptions, that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for certain st 8-K ↗
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Weak liquidityCurrent ratio 0.68 (<1)
- Buying back stockNet buyback — share count -41%/yr over 4y
- Insider sellingInsider selling — 24 open-market sale(s) by 9 insider(s) (cluster of 9 insiders, ~$186M, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
74.8%
Operating margin
42.2%
Net margin
30.1%
Return on equity
23.3%
Return on assets
14.1%
ROIC
18.1%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
9.9%
Debt / equity
0.4×
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9×
Interest coverage
11.1×
Current ratio
0.7×
EBITDA
$905M
Tangible book value
$1.8B
Cash & investments
$2M
Stock comp / revenue
0.9%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Cutt Timothy J. | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Shafer-Malicki Mary | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | DELL'OSSO DOMENIC J JR | Grant | 23K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Wolf David D | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Reganato David A | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-28 | Powers Jean Marie | Grant | 1.0K | — |
| 2026-05-26 | Willrath Matthew | Tax withheld | 134 | $178.22 |
| 2026-04-03 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $207.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Sell | 400 | $213.40 |
| 2026-03-24 | Zitkus Lester | Sell | 1.9K | $213.90 |
| 2026-03-09 | Cutt Timothy J. | Grant | 4.7K | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Willrath Matthew | Sell | 497 | $215.28 |
| 2026-03-05 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 1.0K | $207.93 |
| 2026-03-05 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 1.0K | $210.25 |
| 2026-03-05 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Sell | 2.1K | $213.10 |
| 2026-03-04 | Cutt Timothy J. | Sell | 2.5K | $209.13 |
| 2026-03-03 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Sell | 84K | $204.22 |
| 2026-03-03 | Craine Patrick K. | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $209.13 |
| 2026-03-03 | Rucker Matthew | Tax withheld | 966 | $209.13 |
| 2026-03-03 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Tax withheld | 894 | $209.13 |
| 2026-03-02 | Cutt Timothy J. | Sell | 2.3K | $207.58 |
| 2026-03-02 | Cutt Timothy J. | Sell | 2.2K | $209.44 |
| 2026-03-02 | Cutt Timothy J. | Sell | 500 | $211.05 |
| 2026-03-02 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Sell | 760K | $204.22 |
| 2026-03-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Sell | 1.6K | $213.48 |
| 2026-03-02 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Sell | 9.9K | $210.00 |
| 2026-03-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Sell | 1.8K | $212.24 |
| 2026-03-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Sell | 7.4K | $209.43 |
| 2026-03-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Sell | 2.3K | $210.46 |
| 2026-03-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Sell | 3.6K | $211.40 |
| 2026-03-01 | Willrath Matthew | Tax withheld | 249 | $208.66 |
| 2026-03-01 | Craine Patrick K. | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $208.66 |
| 2026-03-01 | Rucker Matthew | Grant | 3.8K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Rucker Matthew | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $208.66 |
| 2026-03-01 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Grant | 2.4K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Tax withheld | 838 | $208.66 |
| 2026-03-01 | REINHART JOHN K. | Grant | 12K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | REINHART JOHN K. | Tax withheld | 4.3K | $208.66 |
| 2026-03-01 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Grant | 5.3K | — |
| 2026-03-01 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $208.66 |
| 2026-03-01 | Willrath Matthew | Grant | 993 | — |
| 2026-03-01 | Craine Patrick K. | Grant | 3.0K | — |
| 2026-01-24 | REINHART JOHN K. | Tax withheld | 3.0K | $194.12 |
| 2026-01-07 | Zitkus Lester | Sell | 2.4K | $184.58 |
| 2026-01-07 | Zitkus Lester | Sell | 1.6K | $186.68 |
| 2026-01-07 | Zitkus Lester | Sell | 700 | $187.27 |
| 2026-01-06 | Rucker Matthew | Sell | 9.8K | $186.67 |
| 2026-01-06 | Rucker Matthew | Sell | 934 | $185.97 |
| 2026-01-05 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 12K | $191.87 |
| 2026-01-02 | REINHART JOHN K. | Grant | 55K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Craine Patrick K. | Grant | 21K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Craine Patrick K. | Tax withheld | 9.5K | $207.99 |
| 2026-01-02 | Rucker Matthew | Grant | 19K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Rucker Matthew | Tax withheld | 8.5K | $207.99 |
| 2026-01-02 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Grant | 18K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Tax withheld | 7.9K | $207.99 |
| 2026-01-02 | Zitkus Lester | Grant | 8.6K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Zitkus Lester | Tax withheld | 3.8K | $207.99 |
| 2026-01-02 | REINHART JOHN K. | Tax withheld | 24K | $207.99 |
| 2026-01-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Grant | 27K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Tax withheld | 12K | $207.99 |
| 2025-12-30 | Cutt Timothy J. | Sell | 2.5K | $214.74 |
| 2025-12-02 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Sell | 46K | $219.56 |
| 2025-12-01 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Sell | 244K | $219.56 |
| 2025-11-28 | Cutt Timothy J. | Gift | 1.7K | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Cutt Timothy J. | Sell | 2.6K | $210.45 |
| 2025-11-11 | Wolf David D | Sell | 1.5K | $210.27 |
| 2025-10-08 | Cutt Timothy J. | Gift | 4.4K | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Sell | 600 | $171.57 |
| 2025-09-04 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Conversion | 1.7M | — |
| 2025-07-21 | Cutt Timothy J. | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $187.13 |
| 2025-06-04 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Sell | 100 | $193.50 |
| 2025-06-04 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Sell | 300 | $194.61 |
| 2025-06-04 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Sell | 300 | $192.83 |
| 2025-05-29 | Willrath Matthew | Sell | 633 | $193.83 |
| 2025-05-27 | Willrath Matthew | Tax withheld | 261 | $194.68 |
| 2025-05-21 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Cutt Timothy J. | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Martinez Jason Joseph | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Powers Jean Marie | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Shafer-Malicki Mary | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Reganato David A | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Wolf David D | Grant | 770 | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Zitkus Lester | Sell | 1.9K | $195.47 |
| 2025-05-14 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Sell | 2.6K | $198.00 |
| 2025-05-13 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Sell | 687K | $194.84 |
| 2025-05-13 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 200 | $197.37 |
| 2025-05-12 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 2.0K | $196.59 |
| 2025-05-12 | Willrath Matthew | Sell | 230 | $194.10 |
| 2025-05-12 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 1.8K | $193.55 |
| 2025-05-12 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 1.0K | $194.57 |
| 2025-05-12 | Wolf David D | Sell | 1.9K | $194.00 |
| 2025-05-12 | Cutt Timothy J. | Gift | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Cutt Timothy J. | Tax withheld | 3.4K | $178.44 |
| 2025-04-03 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $190.68 |
| 2025-03-04 | Craine Patrick K. | Sell | 2.1K | $171.05 |
| 2025-03-03 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Tax withheld | 895 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-03 | Rucker Matthew | Tax withheld | 966 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-03 | Craine Patrick K. | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-03 | Zitkus Lester | Tax withheld | 433 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Grant | 2.6K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Zitkus Lester | Grant | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Zitkus Lester | Tax withheld | 256 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | Willrath Matthew | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Willrath Matthew | Tax withheld | 122 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | REINHART JOHN K. | Grant | 13K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | REINHART JOHN K. | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | SLUITER MICHAEL | Tax withheld | 485 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Grant | 4.7K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | HODGES MICHAEL L | Tax withheld | 851 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | Craine Patrick K. | Grant | 3.7K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Craine Patrick K. | Tax withheld | 666 | $169.80 |
| 2025-03-01 | Rucker Matthew | Grant | 4.7K | — |
| 2025-03-01 | Rucker Matthew | Tax withheld | 649 | $169.80 |
| 2025-01-24 | REINHART JOHN K. | Tax withheld | 3.0K | $192.91 |
| 2025-01-21 | Cutt Timothy J. | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $195.42 |
| 2025-01-13 | Silver Point Capital L.P. | Sell | 429K | $185.22 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Exec/director changeShareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-05 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-09 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-04 | Reg FD | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-24 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-04 | Reg FD | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-04 | ResultsReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-09-08 | Other | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-01 | 2026-05-27 | 0001213900-26-063506 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-06 | 2026-03-31 | 0001628280-26-031073 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-05 | 2026-05-05 | 0001213900-26-052198 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-09 | 2026-03-06 | 0001213900-26-024917 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-04 | 2026-03-03 | 0001213900-26-023413 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-25 | 2025-12-31 | 0001628280-26-011487 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-24 | 0001213900-26-019884 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-04 | 2025-12-02 | 0001213900-25-117953 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-05 | 2025-09-30 | 0000874499-25-000006 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-04 | 2025-11-04 | 0001213900-25-106108 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-08 | 2025-09-05 | 0001213900-25-085284 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-06 | 2025-06-30 | 0001628280-25-038172 ↗ |